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Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
63
GRADE
D
FIX
5
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Checks
13
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 5 FIX
D
Favicon & Branding
Action
3 icon(s) detected
FIX
3 icon(s) detected
Warning::
No favicon.ico at site root
Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.
Info::
HTML icon links detected
Info::
Apple touch icon present
✗ favicon.ico Missing
✓ PNG Icons Present
✓ Apple Touch Present
✗ SVG Favicon Missing
✗ Manifest Icons Missing
✗ Multiple Sizes Missing
D
Web Manifest
Action
Not found
FIX
Not found
Info::
No web manifest found
No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

D
Dark Mode Support
Action
No dark mode signals
FIX
No dark mode signals
Info::
No dark mode signals detected
Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
Info::
Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles
External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.
Dark ModeNo Dark Mode Detected
color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color Not set ✗CSS indicators Not detected ✗

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

D
Print Stylesheet
Action
No print styles
FIX
No print styles
Info::
No print-specific styles detected
When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.
Print Stylesheet No Print Styles
Print stylesheet Not found ✗Inline @media print Not detected ✗
D
Navigation UX
Action
2 navigation pattern(s)
FIX
2 navigation pattern(s)
Info::
Skip navigation link detected
Info::
Back-to-top link detected
Info::
4 navigation landmark(s) detected
Breadcrumbs
Search
Skip Link Skip link detected
Labeled Navigation 4 <nav> element(s)
Back to Top
Hamburger Menu
Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)
3 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.
B
Heading Hierarchy
29 headings
REVIEW
29 headings
Critical::
No H1 heading found
Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
  • H5 About BC
  • H4 Related Links
  • H5 Admission
  • H5 Apply
  • H5 Visit
  • H4 Related Links
  • H5 Academics
  • H4 Related Links
  • H5 Campus Life
  • H4 Related Links
  • H5 Research
  • H4 Related Links
  • H5 Jesuit, Catholic
  • H4 Related Links
  • H4 Resources
  • H2 Most popular majors
  • H2 BC News | The News Site of Boston College
  • H3 Class of 2030 is most competitive in BC history
  • H3 Woods College charts a course toward its second century
  • H3 BC Chorale performs at Papal Altar
  • H3 BC symposium focuses on human-centered AI
  • H3 AI ethics in Catholic health
  • H3 BC places 5th worldwide in theology, divinity & religious studies
  • H2 Events
  • H2 For Eagles, By Eagles
  • H2 Campus Visits
  • H2 Now Playing
  • H2 BC Common Data Set
  • H2 Connect With Us

Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.

Why this matters

No H1 means screen-reader users can't identify the page's primary topic, and Google's content-extraction degrades.

Learn more ▾

The H1 is the document title for assistive tech and a strong signal to search engines about page topic. Pages without one force screen readers to fall back to the <title> attribute or page chrome. Add a single H1 that names the page's primary subject.

Source: WCAG 2.4.6 / Google Search Central

B
404 Error Page
HTTP 404, custom page
REVIEW
HTTP 404, custom page
Info::
Correct 404 status code returned
Got: HTTP 404
Info::
Custom styled 404 page
Info::
Navigation links present on 404 page
404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page
Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page not found ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✗Search Form ✗
C
Color Contrast (Screenshot)
Action
20 text elements analyzed, 4 fail WCAG AA
REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

16 pass 4 fail WCAG AA 1 pass AA only
title Home - Boston College
2.16:1
#000000
on
#8A100B
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area)
a Skip to main navigation
3.58:1
#000000
on
#8C5A09
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area) · over background image/gradient
a Skip to main content
4.33:1
#000000
on
#727623
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · top of page (header area) · over background image/gradient
div Information For
2.14:1
#000000
on
#424538
needs 4.5:1 (normal text)
16px · above the fold · over background image/gradient

3 contrast failures on background images/gradients

These failures are invisible to CSS-based accessibility tools like Lighthouse. The text may be fine on a solid background, but fails when rendered over an image or gradient.

Show all checked elements (20)
ElementRatioRequiredFGBGResult
h2 Events21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 For Eagles, By Eagle…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Campus Visits21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Now Playing21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 BC Common Data Set21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h2 Connect With Us21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Class of 2030 is mos…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 Woods College charts…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 BC Chorale performs …21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 BC symposium focuses…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 AI ethics in Catholi…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
h3 BC places 5th worldw…21.00:13.0:1
#000000
#FFFFFF
Pass
title Home - Boston Colleg…2.16:14.5:1
#000000
#8A100B
Fail
a Skip to main navigat…3.58:14.5:1
#000000
#8C5A09
Fail
a Skip to main content4.33:14.5:1
#000000
#727623
Fail
a Apply12.44:14.5:1
#000000
#C6C9B7
Pass
a Visit7.56:14.5:1
#000000
#9D9B95
Pass
a Give5.99:14.5:1
#000000
#8E8B5B
Pass
div Information For2.14:14.5:1
#000000
#424538
Fail
a Students17.51:14.5:1
#000000
#F1EAD9
Pass

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A
Landmark Structure
7 landmarks
PASS
7 landmarks
Info::
<main> landmark present
Info::
4 <nav> landmark(s) found
Warning::
4 of 4 <nav> elements are unlabeled
Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
Info::
Skip navigation link present
Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it
BANNER header NAV MAIN CONTENTINFO footer

Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.

Why this matters

Some <nav> elements lack aria-label — screen-reader users hear 'navigation' multiple times with no way to distinguish them.

Learn more ▾

When a page has multiple <nav> regions (primary, footer, breadcrumb), each needs aria-label or aria-labelledby. AT users navigate by landmark; identical 'navigation' announcements force them to enter each one to discover purpose.

Source: WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

A+
Alt Text Quality
All 14 images OK
PASS
All 14 images OK
Info::
14 image(s) with good alt text
14 images 14 good alt text
All images have appropriate alt text.
A+
Form Accessibility
All 1 controls labeled
PASS
All 1 controls labeled
Info::
1 control(s) properly labeled
1 controls
1 labeled
0 placeholder only
0 unlabeled
ControlTypeLabelMethod
#qtextFind pages or peoplefor/id
A
Lighthouse Accessibility Audits
Score 90/100 — 3 failing, 29 passed
PASS
90

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

When an input field doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it with a generic name, making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn more about input field labels.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Most popular majors section.jumbotron > div.campaign > div#homeCarousel > div#carousel-slides

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Names and labels

When a button doesn't have an accessible name, screen readers announce it as "button", making it unusable for users who rely on screen readers. Learn how to make buttons more accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
nav.nav > ul.nav > li.search > button.icon-search nav.nav > ul.nav > li.search > button.icon-search
nav.nav > ul.nav > li.menu > button.icon-menu nav.nav > ul.nav > li.menu > button.icon-menu

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Gasson Hall at sunset. div.bgImage > div.text-over > div.content > p

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
○The page has a logical tab order
○Visual order on the page follows DOM order
○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
○Custom controls have associated labels
○Custom controls have ARIA roles
●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
●Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
●`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
●`[role]` values are valid
●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
●ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
●Document has a `<title>` element
●`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
●Links have a discernible name
●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
●Skip links are focusable.
●Document has a main landmark.
●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
●Identical links have the same purpose.
○`[accesskey]` values are unique
○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
○`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
○Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
○ARIA IDs are unique
○No form fields have multiple labels
○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
○Input buttons have discernible text.
○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
○Form elements have associated labels
○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
○`<object>` elements have alternate text
○Select elements have associated label elements.
○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
○All heading elements contain content.
○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.
○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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